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After 5 months, Gujarat records more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases

Gujarat on Thursday recorded more than 1,000 Covid cases at 1,101 after a gap of over 5 months, raising its overall tally to 12,52,089, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the state

China backs away from goal of 5.5% GDP growth, sticks to Covid controls

A Communist Party planning meeting reflected the high cost President Xi Jinping's government has been willing to incur to stop the virus in a politically sensitive year

Delhi reports over 1,000 new Covid-19 cases for second day in a row

Delhi on Thursday reported 1,128 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours, the 2nd successive day when its tally crossed over 1,000 after around 1 month, while there was no new death

Covid surge continues in J&K with 685 new cases, 1 death in last 24 hours

Covid continueS to surge in J&K on Thursday with 685 new cases and one death reported during the last 24 hours.

Tomato fever: India reports another viral disease after Covid-19, monkeypox

What is tomato fever? Here are the causes, symptoms, treatment and other details of the disease

Maharashtra logs 2,203 new Covid cases, 3 deaths; active count at 13,665

Maharashtra on Thursday reported 2,203 new coronavirus positive cases and three fatalities, while its active caseload is 13,665, the state health department said. With this, the state's overall case tally jumped to 80,41,522, while the death toll rose to 1,48,091, it said in a report. On Wednesday, the state had reported 2,138 cases and eight deaths. Of the total number of fresh cases, Pune circle registered the highest count of 732, followed by Mumbai circle (518), Nagpur circle (376), Nashik circle (231), Akola circle (139), Latur circle (80) Kolhapur circle (79) and Aurangabad circle (48). One fatality each was recorded in Mumbai, Kolhapur and Akola circles, it said. So far, 78,79,766 patients have recuperated from the infection, of whom 2,478 recovered in the last 24 hours. As per the report, Maharashtra has 13,665 active COVID-19 cases, of which the highest number of 4,454 are in Pune, followed by 1,806 and 1,637 cases in Mumbai and Nagpur district respectively. The state's

Maharashtra: Thane records 141 new Covid-19 cases; active tally over 800

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 141 new cases of coronavirus, taking its infection tally to 7,33,777, a health official said on Thursday.

China banks rush to raise debt as slowdown hikes potential bad loans

A record amount of fresh money has come from financial markets in China, with banks selling 29% more bonds in the first half of the year compared to last year

4 mn Indonesian medical workers to get 4th dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Four million medical workers will receive a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine amid increasing transmissions triggered by the virus' sub-variants in Indonesia said Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin

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Mumbai: Jumbo centres to be closed as Covid-19 cases dip, says BMC

Jumbo Covid Centers or field hospitals in Mumbai will be closed in phases as the number of coronavirus infections has decreased, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Wednesday. After the first phase of the pandemic, three jumbo care centres had been closed while the rest continued to function. The Somaiya jumbo centre in Sion area will be kept ready in case there is fresh necessity, the BMC said in a release. COVID-19 patients will be treated at the four main civic-run hospitals and 16 suburban hospitals besides the Kasturba hospital in Chinchpokli. Even after the closure of eight jumbo covid-19 centres, 11,165 beds will be available across hospitals in the city for COVID-19 patients and if necessary more beds can be added, the BMC said. The civic body set up its first jumbo Covid centre, a field hospital, at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) on May 18, 2020, two months after the first COVID-19 case was found in the metropolis. As the pandemic went on, the civic body set

Delhi records 1,066 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 6.91%

Delhi logged 1,066 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 6.91 per cent along with two fatalities, according to data shared by the health department here on Wednesday. This is the fifth consecutive day that the positivity rate has been recorded above five per cent. With the fresh infections, the infection tally in the national capital rose to 19,50,802, while the death toll mounted to 26,307. The number of tests conducted the previous day was 15,433. The number of active cases of the disease in Delhi now stands at 3,239, up from 2,862 the previous day. As many as 1,989 COVID-19 patients are under home isolation, the data added. Delhi reported 781 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 6.40 per cent along with two fatalities on Tuesday. Delhi on Monday had logged 463 coronavirus cases and two fatalities due to the disease as the positivity rate climbed to 8.18 per cent, highest in over a month, according to city health department data. On June 20, 10.1 per cent o

Two new studies reveal coronavirus pandemic's controversial origins

The two new studies also bolster the theory that the Coronavirus pandemic emerged from the wild rather than escaping from a lab in China

US President Biden tests negative for Covid-19, ends 'strict isolation'

President Joe Biden is ending his COVID-19 isolation after testing negative for the virus on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday. That's according to a letter the White House released Wednesday from Biden's physician. Dr. Kevin O'Connor writes that Biden has completed his course of treatment with the drug Paxlovid and remains free of fever. O'Connor says that given those factors and the pair of negative tests, Biden will discontinue his strict isolation measures. In fact, Biden is scheduled to appear in the White House Rose Garden around midday Wednesday.

Maharashtra logs 2,138 new Covid cases, 8 deaths; positivity rate at 5.15%

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 2,138 new coronavirus infections and eight pandemic-related deaths, the state health department said. The tally of COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 80,39,319 and death toll increased to 1,48,088. The state now has 13,943 active COVID-19 cases. A day before, Maharashtra had reported 2,135 new COVID-19 cases and 12 fatalities. Of new cases, Pune circle reported the highest 673, followed by Mumbai circle (508), Nagpur circle (434), Nashik circle (188), Akola circle (128), Kolhapur circle (89), Latur circle (71) and Aurangabad circle (47). A circle comprises four to six districts. Four patients died in Pune circle, two in Mumbai circle and one each in Akola and Kolhapur circles. With 2,279 patients recovering on Wednesday, the tally of recoveries rose to 78,77,288. Of 13,943 active COVID-19 cases, the highest 4,665 are in Pune district, followed by 1,798 and 1,644 cases in Mumbai and Nagpur districts. Recovery rate in the state is 97.98 per ce

South Korea reports 100,285 new Covid-19 cases; fatality rate at 0.13%

South Korea reported 100,285 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 19,446,946, the health authorities said on Wednesday.The daily caseload was up from 99,327 the previous day, and higher than 76,379 tallied a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).For the past week, the daily average number of confirmed cases was 72,735.Among the new cases, 532 were imported from overseas, lifting the total to 42,683.The number of infected people who were in serious condition stood at 177, up 9 from the previous day.Twenty-five more deaths were confirmed, taking the death toll to 24,932. The total fatality rate was 0.13 per cent.

LIVE news updates: Covid virus jumped to humans at Wuhan mkt, find studies

Live news updates:The findings may quash the theory that the virus leaked from the lab at the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology

Maharashtra: Thane sees 93 new cases of Covid-19; active tally at 895

As many as 93 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking the tally to 7,33,636, a health official said on Wednesday. With the addition of the latest cases on Tuesday, the district currently has 895 active COVID-19 cases, he said. No death was reported on Tuesday and the toll in the district stood at 11,927. The recovery count has reached 7,21,474, the official added.

Data story: India logs 18,313 new Covid cases, 57 deaths in 24 hours

The count of active cases across India on July 27 saw a decrease of 2,486

Wuhan locks down 1 mn residents again in an echo of Covid pandemic's start

A district on the outskirts of Wuhan has been locked down, the first time the Chinese city that saw the world's first Covid-19 lockdown has imposed such a measure since 2020